At the Seismological Society of America's Annual Meeting, researchers posed a seemingly simple question: how wide are faults?

Federal cuts to the U.S. Geological Survey have prompted fears of losing vital information on earthquake activity and ...

In Africa, fault lines stretching across the continent pose serious risks, yet preparedness remains low.The recent earthquake in Myanmar has drawn fresh attention to global preparedness for natural ...

Afghanistan has a history of powerful earthquakes, and the Hindu Kush Mountain range is a geologically active area where quakes occur every year, according to the Red Cross. Afghanistan sits on ...

Texas has been rattled by a series of small earthquakes within the past 24 ... increase underground pressure and can lubricate fault lines, making them more prone to slipping.

As amateur quake predictors gain online clout, govt officials scramble to debunk their wild theories, say none of them are ...

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The western province of Herat also sits on a significant fault line, further adding to the country's seismic risk profile. In October 2023, a series of powerful earthquakes, including one ...

Hagia Sophia, a World Heritage Site and Turkey ... which lies just kilometers from an active seismic fault line, Hagia Sophia does not meet building earthquake standards. Its dome collapsed ...

Earth Day 2025 reminds us: pollution, climate change, and ecosystem loss endanger health and biodiversity. Let’s act now for ...